diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 3b43c86c32f..05be62e3f2f 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -265,11 +265,14 @@ def find_headers_in(basedir, srcdir):
             self.fuzzer_output_dir = None
             self.fuzzobj_dir = None
 
+        self.miscobj_dir = os.path.join(self.build_dir, 'obj', 'misc')
+
     def build_dirs(self):
         out = [
             self.libobj_dir,
             self.cliobj_dir,
             self.testobj_dir,
+            self.miscobj_dir,
             self.public_include_dir,
             self.internal_include_dir,
             self.external_include_dir,
@@ -2192,6 +2195,7 @@ def test_exe_extra_ldflags():
         'cliobj_dir': build_paths.cliobj_dir,
         'testobj_dir': build_paths.testobj_dir,
         'fuzzobj_dir': build_paths.fuzzobj_dir,
+        'miscobj_dir': build_paths.miscobj_dir,
 
         'fuzzer_output_dir': build_paths.fuzzer_output_dir if build_paths.fuzzer_output_dir else '',
         'doc_output_dir': build_paths.doc_output_dir,
diff --git a/src/build-data/ninja.in b/src/build-data/ninja.in
index e2ee02ed2c2..0ecdee71f80 100644
--- a/src/build-data/ninja.in
+++ b/src/build-data/ninja.in
@@ -120,18 +120,18 @@ build examples: phony | %{example_bin}
 
 %{if build_bogo_shim}
 
-build botan_bogo_shim: link_cli bogo_shim_object | %{library_targets}
+build %{out_dir}/botan_bogo_shim: link_cli %{miscobj_dir}/bogo_shim.o | %{library_targets}
 
 # BoGo shim
-build %{out_dir}/bogo_shim_object: compile_exe %{bogo_shim_src}
+build %{miscobj_dir}/bogo_shim.o: compile_exe %{bogo_shim_src}
 
 %{endif}
 
 %{if build_ct_selftest}
 
-build botan_ct_selftest: link_cli ct_selftest_object | %{library_targets}
+build %{out_dir}/botan_ct_selftest: link_cli %{miscobj_dir}/ct_selftest.o | %{library_targets}
 
-build %{out_dir}/ct_selftest_object: compile_exe %{ct_selftest_src}
+build %{miscobj_dir}/ct_selftest.o: compile_exe %{ct_selftest_src}
 
 %{endif}
 
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ build cli: phony %{cli_exe}
 
 build tests: phony %{test_exe}
 
-build bogo_shim: phony botan_bogo_shim
+build bogo_shim: phony %{out_dir}/botan_bogo_shim
 
-build ct_selftest: phony botan_ct_selftest
+build ct_selftest: phony %{out_dir}/botan_ct_selftest
 
 build libs: phony %{library_targets} $
 %{if symlink_shared_lib}